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Kanonaite Mineral Data |
General Kanonaite Information |
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(Mn+++,Al)AlSiO5 | ||
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Molecular Weight = 183.01 gm | ||
Manganese 22.51 % Mn 32.35 % Mn2O3 | |||
Aluminum 18.43 % Al 34.82 % Al2O3 | |||
Silicon 15.35 % Si 32.83 % SiO2 | |||
Oxygen 43.71 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Mn3+0.75Al1.25SiO5 | ||
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Formed under low-grade metamorphic conditions, in a gahnite schist. Forms a series with andalusite. | ||
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Approved IMA 1978 | ||
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From 13 km north of Kanona, Serenje, Zambia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for the locality. | ||
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ICSD 100748 | ||
PDF 42-575 | |||
Kanonaite Image | |||
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Kanonaite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =0.9894:1:0.699 | ||
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a = 7.953, b = 8.038, c = 5.619, Z = 4; V = 359.20 Den(Calc)= 3.38 | ||
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Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 5.669(1), 2.827(0.94), 3.567(0.9), | ||
Physical Properties of Kanonaite |
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{110} Indistinct | ||
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Greenish black. | ||
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3.395 | ||
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Transparent to Subopaque | ||
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6.5 - Pyrite | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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gray green | ||
Optical Properties of Kanonaite |
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CI meas= 0.069 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.065 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2224,KPDmeas= 0.2214,KC= 0.2377 Ncalc = 1.8 - 1.81 |
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Biaxial (+), a=1.702, b=1.73, g=1.823, bire=0.1210, 2V(Calc)=62, 2V(Meas)=75-90. | ||
Calculated Properties of Kanonaite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.29 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Kanonaite =3.38 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0073764797 Boson Index = 0.9926235203 |
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PEKanonaite = 6.87 barns/electron U=PEKanonaite x rElectron Density= 22.59 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Kanonaite is Not Radioactive |
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Kanonaite Classification |
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52.02.02b.02 (52)Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O | ||
(52.02)with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination | |||
(52.02.02b)AL2SIO5 Andalusite subgroup) | |||
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09.AF.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.A - Nesosilicates | |||
09.AF -Nesosilicates with additional anions; | |||
Other Kanonaite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
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Links to other databases for Kanonaite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Kanonaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Kanonaite : Ask about Kanonaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Kanonaite Specimen Label here :
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